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Lucent Bio Expands to the US, EU and LATAM: Meeting Rising Sustainable Agri-Food System Demands with Climate-Smart Crop Input Solutions

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Lucent Bio and its products support increased food production without increasing the strain on natural resources.

Key Points: 
  • Lucent Bio and its products support increased food production without increasing the strain on natural resources.
  • As Lucent BioSciences expands its presence in global agrifood systems, it remains dedicated to driving innovation and sustainability across diverse markets.
  • In the EU, Lucent Bio has started partnerships with several leading agriculture distributors, crop input providers and food processing companies to get product manufacturing operational, serving the EU market.
  • Learn more about Lucent Bio's products and our sustainable circular economy solutions that support climate-smart agri-food systems at www.lucentbio.com .

GridPoint Named a 2024 Globe St. Influencer in CRE Technology

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

RESTON, Va., Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- GridPoint, a leading cleantech company that decarbonizes commercial buildings and accelerates a more sustainable energy future, today announced it has been named a 2024 Globe St. Influencer in CRE Technology. GridPoint was recognized for the advances made by its proprietary technology, GridPoint Intelligence™, which is deployed in more than 20,000 commercial buildings across the U.S. GridPoint Intelligence™ provides a full suite of asset monitoring, testing, reporting and control capabilities across a company's entire energy profile and carbon footprint.

Key Points: 
  • GridPoint recognized as an industry leader by Globe St. for its decarbonization and sustainability efforts within the commercial building sector
    RESTON, Va., Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- GridPoint , a leading cleantech company that decarbonizes commercial buildings and accelerates a more sustainable energy future, today announced it has been named a 2024 Globe St. Influencer in CRE Technology.
  • 's CRE influencer series highlights professionals and companies that are working to improve the commercial real estate industry through innovative and adaptable technology.
  • "We are honored to be recognized as a 2024 influencer in commercial real estate technology," said Mark Danzenbaker, CEO of GridPoint.
  • Learn more about The Globe St. Real Estate forum and the other 2024 Globe St. Influencers in CRE Technology here .

GSMA AND SHIELDS UNVEIL NEW COMMERCE PLATFORM TO HELP TELECOMS INDUSTRY MEET ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA today unveiled a network equipment commerce platform to help the telecoms industry achieve its financial and environmental sustainability goals, in partnership with solutions provider Shields Environmental Group (Shields).

Key Points: 
  • The GSMA Equipment Marketplace cloud-based platform will help telecommunication providers around the world reuse, redeploy and recycle their network assets
    BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA today unveiled a network equipment commerce platform to help the telecoms industry achieve its financial and environmental sustainability goals, in partnership with solutions provider Shields Environmental Group (Shields).
  • The cloud-based global platform, called GSMA Equipment Marketplace , will help telecommunication providers around the world reuse, redeploy and recycle their network assets, while helping them achieve their net zero environmental targets and ensure financial sustainability.
  • The GSMA Equipment Marketplace platform is already being successfully used by Vodafone Group, with the GSMA and Shields today unveiling plans to make it available to industry as a whole.
  • We are delighted to see this platform opening up to serve businesses across our whole industry, enabling a more circular economy for network equipment at greater scale."

GSMA AND SHIELDS UNVEIL NEW COMMERCE PLATFORM TO HELP TELECOMS INDUSTRY MEET ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA today unveiled a network equipment commerce platform to help the telecoms industry achieve its financial and environmental sustainability goals, in partnership with solutions provider Shields Environmental Group (Shields).

Key Points: 
  • The GSMA Equipment Marketplace cloud-based platform will help telecommunication providers around the world reuse, redeploy and recycle their network assets
    BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA today unveiled a network equipment commerce platform to help the telecoms industry achieve its financial and environmental sustainability goals, in partnership with solutions provider Shields Environmental Group (Shields).
  • The cloud-based global platform, called GSMA Equipment Marketplace , will help telecommunication providers around the world reuse, redeploy and recycle their network assets, while helping them achieve their net zero environmental targets and ensure financial sustainability.
  • The GSMA Equipment Marketplace platform is already being successfully used by Vodafone Group, with the GSMA and Shields today unveiling plans to make it available to industry as a whole.
  • We are delighted to see this platform opening up to serve businesses across our whole industry, enabling a more circular economy for network equipment at greater scale."

Pivot Bio Growers Receive $6M+ since FY2022 for Improved Nitrogen Management

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pivot Bio, a leading sustainable agriculture company, today announced that its sustainability program, N-OVATOR™, has paid over $6 million to growers for implementing better nitrogen management practices since its launch in 2022. N-OVATOR™ provides prompt, annual payments to growers and is the first insetting program to focus on nitrous oxide emissions.

Key Points: 
  • N-OVATOR™ provides prompt, annual payments to growers and is the first insetting program to focus on nitrous oxide emissions.
  • This year, downstream companies participating in N-OVATOR™'s insetting partnerships made payments to reward Pivot Bio growers for their practice change following the 2023 harvest.
  • Participating growers receive revenue for the sustainability benefits generated on their farms as a result of using PROVEN® 40 – a microbial nitrogen that can replace up to 25% of growers' total nitrogen needs – ultimately helping them earn a higher return on investment for more efficient nitrogen management.
  • Pivot Bio will seek to enroll more growers, acres and corporate partners in the 2024 program this spring.

ADAMA Expands Use of New Environmentally Friendly One-Liter Containers

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

BEIJING and TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ADAMA Ltd. (the "Company") (SZSE 000553), a leading crop protection company, today announced the expanded use of its newly designed one-liter containers, demonstrating its commitment to greater sustainability. These containers were developed to reduce environmental impact and improve farmer usability and have already been successfully launched in India.

Key Points: 
  • These containers were developed to reduce environmental impact and improve farmer usability and have already been successfully launched in India.
  • The new containers replace the old cylindrical shape with a rectangular one, leading to multiple sustainability benefits.
  • This results in a 17.2% reduction in GHG emissions, eliminating the release of up to 340 metric tons of CO2e into the atmosphere annually.
  • ADAMA's new one-liter packaging will expand to Europe and Israel in Q1 2024, before arriving in South America in Q2-3 2024.

Novelis signs 100% Renewable Energy Contract for Its German Rolling and Recycling Plants

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Monday, February 19, 2024

ZURICH, Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis Inc., a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider and a world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, is proud to announce that it has signed a green PPA with Statkraft, Europe's largest producer of renewable energy. The PPA will cover the extensive part of up to 40% of the electricity used at two major Novelis manufacturing plants in Germany, Nachterstedt Recycling and Nachterstedt Rolling, which corresponds to around 16% of the company's total German electricity consumption.

Key Points: 
  • ZURICH, Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis Inc., a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider and a world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, is proud to announce that it has signed a green PPA with Statkraft, Europe's largest producer of renewable energy.
  • The PPA will cover the extensive part of up to 40% of the electricity used at two major Novelis manufacturing plants in Germany, Nachterstedt Recycling and Nachterstedt Rolling, which corresponds to around 16% of the company's total German electricity consumption.
  • The PPA will run for 10 years and will provide Novelis with renewable electricity of around 58 GWh per year, sourced 100% from German wind and solar installations.
  • Statkraft is the right partner to customize a green PPA that fully meets our local plants' needs."

Norsk Hydro: Changing the aluminium game - Strengthening position in challenging markets

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

All business areas, except Bauxite & Alumina, delivered returns above their cost of capital in challenging markets during 2023.

Key Points: 
  • All business areas, except Bauxite & Alumina, delivered returns above their cost of capital in challenging markets during 2023.
  • At the same time, lower trailer build rates in North America have started to negatively impact demand in the transport segment.
  • A weakening extrusion ingot market is further putting pressure on product premiums and several remelters are faced with negative margins, consequently.
  • The transactions enable capital reallocation into strategic growth areas, strengthening Hydro’s earnings resilience in a rapidly changing global landscape.

CGI's 2023 ESG Report highlights progress through responsible innovation

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

CGI also announced its global commitment to formulating targets that align with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

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  • CGI also announced its global commitment to formulating targets that align with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
  • For the second consecutive year, CGI achieved a Platinum rating from EcoVadis for its Sustainability Performance, placing the company in the top 1% of the EcoVadis network.
  • Highlights of CGI's ESG progress include:
    43.7% of total energy from renewable sources compared to 35.6% in 2022; this includes reaching CGI's target to power 100% of its data centers by renewable electricity.
  • To read CGI's full 2023 ESG Report and to learn more about the company's initiatives, visit cgi.com/esg .

IFCO delivers record environmental savings during 2023 and awards its customers with annual Sustainability Certificates

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

IFCO Sustainability Certificates acknowledge each customer's specific environmental savings achieved together with IFCO in 2023.

Key Points: 
  • IFCO Sustainability Certificates acknowledge each customer's specific environmental savings achieved together with IFCO in 2023.
  • In total, by using the IFCO SmartCycle circular business model, customers have generated the following environmental savings in 2023.
  • Backed by the results of third-party, peer-reviewed Life Cycle Assessment studies, IFCO reliably calculates the environmental benefits of using IFCO RPCs and awards trustworthy Sustainability Certificates to its customers each year.
  • Increasingly, IFCO customers underline the positive impact of using IFCO RPCs in their supply chains by including these environmental savings in their ESG reports and sharing it with their employees, customers and other stakeholders.